The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right foot disability for purposes of service connection and denied his claim. The issue regarding an upper thoracic spine disability is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current right foot disability, thus failing to meet one of the three elements required for service connection (existence of a present disability).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot stress fracture, upper thoracic spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1404666
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, migraines, degenerative arthritis with greater trochanteric bursitis of the right hip, sleep apnea, bladder condition, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left knee disability, right knee disability, residuals of a left foot stress fracture, residuals of a right foot stress fracture, and tinnitus. The appeal is dismissed as a result.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right hand fracture, left foot stress fracture, and right foot stress fracture. The appeals are based on direct service connection as there is no indication of any other theory of service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for compensable ratings for residuals of a right foot stress fracture, residuals of a right ankle stress fracture, residuals of a right knee stress fracture, and residuals of a left femur stress fracture are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of stress fractures, bilateral ankle arthralgia, and an adjustment disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability.
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